--- title: "2 Clausewitz Quotes By J.C. Wylie" description: "2 Clausewitz quotes by J.C. Wylie. Plus more from J.C. Wylie and more Clausewitz sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/j-c-wylie-16136_education_the-classical-soldier-s-beliefs-and-beha_510500.jpg" --- > [“The classical soldier’s beliefs and behavior patterns are all summarized in the central theme of Clausewitz, who tells us that his study of war leads to these convictions: 1. The destruction of the enemy’s military force is the leading principle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-classical-soldier-s-beliefs-and-behavior-patterns-are-all/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/j-c-wylie-16136_education_the-classical-soldier-s-beliefs-and-beha_510500.jpg) > [“The literature of war and its strategies is poverty-stricken. Of all the men who have written on the subject of war, I think that only seven have contributed significantly to our better understanding of it and have, by force of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-literature-of-war-and-its-strategies-is-poverty-stricken-of-all/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/j-c-wylie-16136_books_the-literature-of-war-and-its-strategies_1850760.jpg) ## More by J.C. Wylie > [“The direct application to today’s problem might well be in determination of the most efficient method of combining cumulative maritime and air strategies with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-direct-application-to-today-s-problem-might-well-be-in/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“The ultimate determinant in war is the man on the scene with the gun. This man is the final power in war. He is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-ultimate-determinant-in-war-is-the-man-on-the-scene-with-the-gun/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“The ultimate objective of all military operations is the destruction of the enemy’s armed forces and his will to fight.”\* This sums up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-ultimate-objective-of-all-military-operations-is-the-destruction/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“we cannot predict with certainty the pattern of the war for which we prepare ourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/we-cannot-predict-with-certainty-the-pattern-of-the-war-for-which-we/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“As a hypothetical illustration, let us assume a conflict involving us in Afghanistan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/as-a-hypothetical-illustration-let-us-assume-a-conflict-involving-us/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“AT THIS STAGE of the argument we find ourselves with four ideas relating to war and war strategy—that there will be war, that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/at-this-stage-of-the-argument-we-find-ourselves-with-four-ideas/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“With respect to strategy as a subject of study, its intellectual framework is not clearly outlined, and its vocabulary is almost nonexistent. These two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/with-respect-to-strategy-as-a-subject-of-study-its-intellectual/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“we cannot predict with certainty the pattern of the war for which we prepare ourselves. We cannot, with reasonable certainty, forecast the time, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/we-cannot-predict-with-certainty-the-pattern-of-the-war-for-which-we-2/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“the definition of strategy that I prefer: A plan of action designed in order to achieve some end; a purpose together with a system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-definition-of-strategy-that-i-prefer-a-plan-of-action-designed-in/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“The classical soldier’s beliefs and behavior patterns are all summarized in the central theme of Clausewitz, who tells us that his study of war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-classical-soldier-s-beliefs-and-behavior-patterns-are-all/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“If we examine the four major limited theories of strategy—the continental, the maritime, the air and the Mao theories—and add to them the broader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/if-we-examine-the-four-major-limited-theories-of-strategy-the/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“a general theory of strategy must, I believe, be a theory of power in all its forms, not just a theory of military power.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/a-general-theory-of-strategy-must-i-believe-be-a-theory-of-power-in/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“It should be clearly understood that this term “equilibrium” does not mean a static halt to action, although it conceivably could be this. More…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/it-should-be-clearly-understood-that-this-term-equilibrium-does-not/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“the soldier cannot function alone. His flanks are bare, his rear is vulnerable, and he looks aloft with a cautious eye. He needs the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/the-soldier-cannot-function-alone-his-flanks-are-bare-his-rear-is/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) > [“There are not many other such places where the maritime element of our national strength cannot be applied, but where this is true, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-wylie/there-are-not-many-other-such-places-where-the-maritime-element-of/) [J.C. Wylie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-wylie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clausewitz/j-c-wylie/#itemlist", "name": "2 Clausewitz Quotes By J.C. Wylie", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The classical soldier’s beliefs and behavior patterns are all summarized in the central theme of Clausewitz, who tells us that his study of war leads to these convictions: 1. 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